Membership

Choose to Belong

The University understands the importance of keeping parents/families informed and connected from enrollment through graduation and has created a team to specifically support this important work. Texas Parents is a unit in the Office of the Dean of Students, dedicated to helping the parents and families of all undergraduate students through every phase of their Longhorn's journey. One of our responsibilities is managing the Texas Parents Association, the University's official association of undergraduate parents/families. Please choose to belong and sign up today. Memberships are set up per household, allowing one or two parents in the same household to enjoy benefits no matter how many students you have at UT Austin. 

Membership is OPEN!

If your student is starting in the 2026 spring semester or a have current undergraduate student at the University, membership is OPEN in our new Texas Parents and Families Portal!

As a self-sustaining department, these gifts are vital as they fund the operation of the Texas Parents department and are also reinvested into the UT community your Longhorn calls home. With a tax-deductible gift to the Texas Parents Association, you can sign up for a Four-Year or Transfer supporting membership. 

Membership Benefits Include:

• Texas Parents-branded merchandise
  • Two Association member Longhorn Family t-shirts
  • Two Texas Parents luggage tags
  • Two Association car decals
  • One refrigerator magnet
  • A Texas Parents branded insulated tote bag
  • A Longhorn carry-and-go picnic blanket, great for football games, too! (Four-Year member only)
• Family Weekend Exclusives (Fall Event)
• Early access to Family Weekend schedule
• Early access to Family Weekend registration
• Registration for Texas Parents Association exclusive events during Family Weekend
• Presale single-game ticket access to select Texas Athletics home games (when available)
• Access to our Texas Parents Association closed Facebook group connecting you with a strong community of fellow Longhorn parents
• Exclusive access to University Co-op Discount Events
• Direct package shipping to the Texas Parents office
• Discounts with local and national vendors including over 30+ Austin hotels
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Princeton Review Texas Parents Association discounts

*Member Benefits are subject to change

How to Sign-up for Membership:

1. Go to texas.campusesp.com
2. Click on the blue "Sign up" link
3. Create your own personal account (each parent will need to create their own account in order to receive information)
4. Once profile is complete, you will be logged in and brought to the Community home page
5. One the left-hand side, a yellow banner with "Join Today" should pop up
6. Fill out the membership form and process your payment
7. Once you have completed the membership profile and payment, click on the "Texas Parents and Families Portal" on the orange banner up top to take you back to the home page
8. On the left-hand side, under "I'd like to…", click Discover Communities. This is where you can tailor your experience and access to campus resources
9. Find "Texas Parents Association Members" and you should be able to click and join!